Brookhaven vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brookhaven	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2921	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5483	$3155
🏠 One person rent	$1834	$528
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4363	$1100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	25
😀 Quality of life	72	60
🏙️ Population	486K	235K

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 147% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 276th and 4813th ($2921 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 221st and 1st in the United States and Guyana, respectively. Check the United States vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.9 months in Georgetown. Brookhaven ranked 1103rd best city to live in the United States vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 3052nd and 5916th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Georgetown

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	Brookhaven	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$54.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$8.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2314	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1523	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4097	$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$858	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$56.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$88.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$44.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5885	$3538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3551	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.3	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.62	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$6.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.2	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.8	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$6.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.3	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2249	$1023
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23283	$19783

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2779
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2686
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2713
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2144
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3722
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2280
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$3059
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2732
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2642
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2718
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2606
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2554
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2302
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2564
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2698
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3460
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3644
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$3032
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2294
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2647
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2387
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2670
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2711
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2971
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2690
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2258
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2650
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2127
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2492
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2697
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2816
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2600
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$3020
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3312
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3510
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2809
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2385
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2803

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1180
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$877
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$788
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$767
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$740
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1010
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1232
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1136
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1996
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$844
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1979
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1078
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1079
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$699
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$741
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1454
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$675
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$642
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$679
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$610
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$641
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$989
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$888
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$771
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$827
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1170
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840